Mickey's Medicine Man is an American 1934 short film in Larry Darmour's Mickey McGuire series starring a young Mickey Rooney. Directed by Jesse Duffy, the two-reel short was released to theaters on May 18, 1934 by Post Pictures Corp. It was the last film in the Mickey McGuire series.
| Mickey's Medicine Man | |
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| Directed by | J.A. Duffy Wesley Morton (assistant director) |
| Written by | Joseph Levering (story) Fontaine Fox (comic strip characters) |
| Produced by | Larry Darmour |
| Starring | Mickey Rooney Billy Barty Marvin Stephens James Robinson Shirley Jean Rickert Spencer Bell |
| Cinematography | James S. Brown, Jr. |
| Edited by | Dwight Caldwell |
| Distributed by | Post Pictures Corp. |
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Running time | 18 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Synopsis
After Hambone's Uncle Nemo gets in a car accident, the kids decide to take over his taxi cab service. After accidentally wrecking Nemo's taxi, the kids decide to raise money by creating medicine, and putting on a medicine show.
Cast
In order by credits:
- Mickey Rooney - "Mickey McGuire"
- Billy Barty - Billy McGuire ("Mickey's Little Brother")
- Marvin Stephens - "Katrink"
- James Robinson - "Hambone Johnson"
- Shirley Jean Rickert - "Tomboy Taylor"
- Spencer Bell - Man with gout (uncredited)
- Robert McKenzie - Angry motorist (uncredited)
